LOCAL GOVERNORS OF MONTREAL
- 1—Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, 1642-1665.
- 2—Etienne Pézard de la Touche, [236] 1664.
- 3—Zacharie Dupuis (Commandant), 1665-1668.
- 4—Pierre de St. Paul de Lamothe (Commandant), 1669.
- 5—De la Fredière (Commandant), 1669.
- 6—François Marie Perrot, 1669-1674 and 1682.
- 7—Th. X. Tarieu de Lanaudière (Commandant), 1674-1684 (sometimes written "de la Nougère").
- 8—Henault des Rivaux, [237] 1684-1685.
- 9—Louis Hector de Callières, 1685-1698.
- 10—Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, 1698-1703.
- 11—Claude de Ramezay, 1703-1724.
- 12—Charles Le Moyne, 1st Baron de Longueuil, 1724-1733.
- 13—Jean Bouillet de la Chassaigne, 1730-1733.
- 14—Du Bois Berthelot de Beaucourt, 1733-1739.
- 15—Jean Nicholas Roch de Ramezay, 1739-1749.
- 16—Charles Le Moyne, 2d Baron de Longueuil, 1749-1755.
- 17—Pierre de Rigaud, 1757-1760.
M. de Maisonneuve was kept in office by the seigneurs until June, 1665, the seigneurs having opposed the nomination made by the Conseil Souverain.
SEIGNEURS OF THE SEMINARY
The names of the superiors of the Seminary of St. Sulpice, so long the Seigneurs of Montreal, deserve to be put on record.
- 1—Gabriel de Queylus, July 29, 1657-October 22, 1661.
- 2—Gabriel Souart, October 22, 1661-autumn of 1668.
- Gabriel de Queylus, autumn 1668-autumn 1671.
- 3—François Dollier de Casson, 1671-1674.
- Gabriel Souart, 1674-autumn 1676.
- 4—François Lefebre, August, 1676-July, 1678.
- François Dollier de Casson, July, 1678-September 27, 1701.
- 5—François Vachon de Belmont, September 28, 1701-May 22, 1732.
- 6—Louis Normant de Farradon, May 25, 1732-June 18, 1759.
- 7—Etienne Montgolfier, June 21, 1759-August 27, 1791.
- 8—Gabriel Jean Brassier, August 30, 1791-October 20, 1798.
- 9—Jean Henry Auguste Roux, October 23, 1798-April 7, 1831.
- 10—Joseph Vincent Quiblier, April 12, 1831-April 21, 1846.
- 11—Pierre Louis Billaudèle, August 1, 1846-April 21, 1856.
- 12—Dominique Granet, April 21, 1856-February 9, 1866.
- 13—Joseph Alexander Baile, March 14, 1866-April 20, 1881.
- 14—Frederick Louis Colin, April 20, 1881-November 27, 1902.
- 15—Jean Marie Charles Lecoq, December 3, 1902.
FOOTNOTES:
[230] The Marquis de Tracy was king's lieutenant-general in America. He arrived at Quebec, June 30, 1665, and was virtually governor-general of Canada till his departure, August 28, 1667.
[231] Rolland Michel Barrin, Comte de la Galissonière, was sent out to act as minister during the captivity of de la Jonquière, who on his way was made a prisoner by the English in a naval engagement off Cape Finisterre, May 3, 1747.